Van Gelder Studio Discography: 1985
1985
Hod O'Brien Quintet Featuring Tom Harrell And Pepper Adams
Tom Harrell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Kenny Washington, drums; Stephanie Nakasian, vocal #5.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 2, 1985
| 1. | Opalessence | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1012 |
| 2. | Touchstone | - |
| 3. | Bits And Pieces | - |
| 4. | Joy Road | - |
| 5. | A Handful Of Dust | - |
| 6. | The Blues Walk | - |
| 7. | Detour Ahead | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1012 CD |
| 8. | Joy Road (take 1) | - |
* Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1012, Criss 1012 CD Hod O'Brien Quintet - Opalessence 1985
Larry Coryell Quartet
Stanley Cowell, piano; Larry Coryell, guitar; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Pamela Sklar, flute #1.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1985
| 1. | Unemployed Floyd | Muse MR 5319 |
| 2. | Tender Tears | - |
| 3. | Equipoise | - |
| 4. | Christina | - |
| 5. | Joy Spring | - |
| 6. | First Things First | - |
* Muse MR 5319 Larry Coryell - Equipoise 1986
= Muse MCD 5319 - 1992
Freddie Redd Septet
Don Sickler, trumpet; Clarence "C" Sharpe, alto sax; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Gerry Cappuccio, baritone sax; Freddie Redd, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 18 and 19, 1985
| After The Show | Uptown UP 27.30 | |
| Bleeker St. Blues | - | |
| Emily Reno | - | |
| Thespian | - | |
| Lonely City | - | |
| Had Tadd In Mind | - |
* Uptown UP 27.30 Freddie Redd - Lonely City 1989
= Uptown UPCD 27.30 - 1990
Pepper Adams - Frank Foster Septet
Vinnie Cutro, trumpet #1; Frank Foster, tenor, soprano sax #1-3,5-7; James L. Dean, tenor, alto sax, clarinet; Pepper Adams, baritone sax #1-5; Noreen Grey, piano; Earl Sauls, bass; Glenn Davis, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 25, 1985
| 1. | Generations | Muse MR 5313 |
| 2. | Dance Of Infidels | - |
| 3. | Stable Mates | - |
| 4. | Titter Pipes | - |
| 5. | Mood In Question (clarinet & piano duo) | - |
| 6. | Milestones | - |
| 7. | Inventory | - |
* Muse MR 5313 Pepper Adams/Frank Foster - Generations 1985
Claudio Roditi Featuring Slide Hampton
Claudio Roditi, trumpet, flugelhorn; Slide Hampton, trombone; Howard Kimbo, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Akira Tana, drums; Steve Sacks, synthesizer #3,5; Claudio Roditi, Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1985
| 1. | Karioka | Uptown UP27.27 |
| 2. | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | - |
| 3. | Nefertiti | - |
| 4. | The Eternal Triangle | - |
| 5. | Lament | - |
| 6. | My Romance | - |
* Uptown UP27.27 Claudio Roditi - Claudio! 1985
Don Sickler Quintet
Claudio Roditi, Don Sickler, trumpet; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1985
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Uptown UPCD 27.33 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.33 Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas 1990
Johnny Coles Quintet
Johnny Coles, trumpet; Frank Wess, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 11, 1985
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | Uptown UPCD 27.33 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.33 Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas 1990
Maria Muldaur
Don Sickler, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Maria Muldaur, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 11, 1985
| Santa Baby | Uptown UPCD 27.33 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.33 Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas 1990
Ron Carter Plays Bach
Ron Carter, bass; J.S. Bach, composer; Ron Carter, arranger, adapter.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 8-13, 1985
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite I: Courante | Philips (J) 28PJ-12, (J) FNCP-30390 | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite I: Menuetto I | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite I: Menuetto II | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite I: Gigue | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite II: Menuetto I | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite II: Menuetto II | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite II: Gigue | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite III: Courante | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite III: Bourree I | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite III: Bourree II | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite IV: Bourree I | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite IV: Bourree II | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite IV: Gigue | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite V: Gigue | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite VI: Gavotte I | - | |
| Cello Suites For String Bass Pizzicato Suite VI: Gavotte II | - | |
| Lute Suites For Piccolo Bass And Double Bass Pizzicato Praeludium | Philips (J) 28PJ-12 | |
| Lute Suites For Piccolo Bass And Double Bass Pizzicato Suite III: Sarabande | - | |
| Lute Suites For Piccolo Bass And Double Bass Pizzicato Suite III: Gavotte II | - |
* Philips (J) 28PJ-12, (J) 32JD-158, 830 890-2 Ron Carter Plays Bach 1987
= Philips (J) PHCE-12007 - 1998
= Philips (J) UCCU-5183 - 2003
= Universal Music (J) UCCU-6169 - 2012
* Philips (J) FNCP-30390 Ron Carter Plays Jazz'n Bach 1994
Valery Ponomarev Quintet
Valery Ponomarev, trumpet; Ralph Moore, tenor sax; Hideki Takao, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 14, 1985
| Dialogue | Reservoir RSR 101 | |
| Means Of Identification | - | |
| Mirage | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Fifteenth Round | - | |
| Envoy | - | |
| Take Care | - | |
| Take Care (alternate) | Reservoir RSR CD 101 | |
| Russian Christmas Song | - |
* Reservoir RSR 101 Valery Ponomarev - Means Of Identification 1987
= Reservoir RSR CD 101 - 1993
Carmen Lundy
Carmen Lundy, vocal; Cecil Bridgewater, Jon Faddis, Earl Gardner, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Bobby Watson, alto sax; Rene McLean, tenor sax; Jim Hartog, baritone sax; Harry Whitaker, piano, Yamaha DX7; Curtis Lundy or Ben Brown, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Mayra Casales, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April and June, 1985;
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, July and August, 1985
| Time Is Love | BlackHawk BKH 523-1 | |
| Dindi | - | |
| The Lamp Is Low | - | |
| Perfect Stranger | - | |
| Good Morning Kiss | - | |
| Show Me That You Love Me | - | |
| Love For Sale | - | |
| Quiet Times | - | |
| Dindi (alternate take) | Justin Time (Canadian) JTR 8495-2 | |
| Perfect Stranger (alternate take) | - | |
| Good Morning Kiss (alternate take) | - |
* BlackHawk BKH 523-1 Carmen Lundy - Good Morning Kiss 1985
= BlackHawk BKH 523-2 - 1986
= Justin Time (Canadian) JTR 8495-2 - 2002
Out Of The Blue
Michael Philip Mossman, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kenny Garrett, alto sax; Ralph Bowen, tenor sax; Harry Pickens, piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Ralph Peterson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1985
| Isolation | rejected | |
| Feeling Good | - | |
| (tk.4) | RH Factor | Blue Note BT-85118 |
| (tk.2) | Git In There | - |
* Blue Note BT-85118 Out Of The Blue - OTB 1985
= Blue Note CDP 7 46290 2 - 1986
Out Of The Blue
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 8, 1985
| (tk.2) | Eastern Love Village | Blue Note BT-85118 |
| Amoaku | rejected | |
| Output | Blue Note BT-85118 | |
| Elevation | rejected | |
| (tk.2) | O.T.B. | Blue Note BT-85118, BQ 85127 |
| - | Blue Hughes | Blue Note BT-85118 |
| (tk.3) | Reunited | - |
| Computer G | rejected |
* Blue Note BT-85118 Out Of The Blue - OTB 1985
= Blue Note CDP 7 46290 2 - 1986
* Blue Note BQ 85127 Various Artists - Blue Note 86: A New Generation Of Jazz 1986
Sathima Bea Benjamin
Sathima Bea Benjamin, vocal; Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Sathima Bea Benjamin, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 17, 1985
| Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | Ekapa EKAPA: 006 | |
| WindSong | - | |
| Lady Day | - | |
| Indian Summer | - | |
| Dreams | - | |
| Song Of Songs | - |
* Ekapa EKAPA: 006 Sathima Bea Benjamin - WindSong 1985
= BlackHawk BKH 50206 Sathima Bea Benjamin - Windsong 1986
Jimmy Heath Quintet With Brass Choir
Jimmy Heath, soprano, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Tony Purrone, guitar; Rufus Reid, bass; Al Foster, drums; add Benny Powell, trombone #2,4,6; John Clark, Bob Routch, French horn #2,4,6; Howard Johnson, tuba #2,4,6; Jimmy Heath, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18 and 20, 1985
| 1. | New Picture | Landmark LLP-1506 |
| 2. | Lush Life | - |
| 3. | Changes | - |
| 4. | Keep Love Alive | - |
| 5. | Dewey Square | - |
| 6. | Sophisticated Lady | - |
| 7. | Togetherness | - |
* Landmark LLP-1506, LCD-1506-2 Jimmy Heath - New Picture 1985
Pepper Adams Quintet
Frank Foster, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25 and 26, 1985
| Binary | Uptown UP 27.31 | |
| Now In Our Lives | - | |
| Valse Celtique | - | |
| Dylan's Delight | - | |
| How I Spent The Night | - | |
| Claudette's Way | - | |
| Now In Our Lives (long) | Uptown UPCD 27.31 |
* Uptown UP 27.31, UPCD 27.31 Pepper Adams - The Adams Effect 1988
Carl Fontana Quintet
Carl Fontana, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5 and 6, 1985
| Shoutin' On A Riff | Uptown UP27.28 | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | - | |
| Soon | - | |
| I Thought About You | Uptown UPCD27.28 | |
| Showcase | Uptown UP27.28 | |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - | |
| Always | Uptown UPCD27.28 | |
| Expubident | Uptown UP27.28 | |
| What's New | Uptown UPCD27.28 | |
| America The Beautiful | - |
* Uptown UP27.28, UPCD27.28 Carl Fontana - The Great Fontana 1987
Richard Wyands Trio
Richard Wyands, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5 and 6, 1985
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Uptown UPCD 27.33 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.33 Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas 1990
Al Cohn Quintet
Carl Fontana, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5 and 6, 1985
| Winter Wonderland | Uptown UPCD 27.33 |
* Uptown UPCD 27.33 Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas 1990
Abdullah Ibrahim And Ekaya
Dick Griffin, trombone; Carlos Ward, alto flute; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Abdullah Ibrahim, piano; David Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October, 1985
| Mandela | BlackHawk BKH 50207 | |
| Song For Sathima (Daughter Of Cape Town) | - | |
| Manenberg Revisited (Cape Town Fringe) | - | |
| Tuang Guru | - | |
| Water From An Ancient Well | - | |
| The Wedding | - | |
| The Mountain | - | |
| Sameeda | - |
* BlackHawk BKH 50207, BKH 50207 CD Abdullah Ibrahim - Water From An Ancient Well 1986
= Tiptoe (G) 888812 2 - 1992
= Enja (G) ENJA 9222 - 2021
Peter Leitch Quartet
Kirk Lightsey, piano; Peter Leitch, guitar; Ray Drummond, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 16, 1985
| Red Zone | Reservoir RSR 103 | |
| My One And Only Love | - | |
| Speak No Evil | - | |
| Urban Fantasy | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Rio | - | |
| It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | Reservoir RSR CD 103 |
* Reservoir RSR 103 Peter Leitch - Red Zone 1987
= Reservoir RSR CD 103 - 1988+
Freddie Hubbard - Woody Shaw Sextet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kenny Garrett, alto sax, flute; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Carl Allen, drums; Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 21, 1985
| tk.2 | Desert Moonlight | Blue Note BT-85121 |
| tk.5 | Boperation | - |
* Blue Note BT-85121, CDP 7 46294 2 Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw - Double Take 1986
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32747 2 7 The Freddie Hubbard And Woody Shaw Sessions 1995
Freddie Hubbard - Woody Shaw Sextet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 22, 1985
| tk.9 | Sandu | Blue Note BT-85121 |
| tk.12 | Lament For Booker | - |
| tk.14 | Just A Ballad For Woody | - |
| tk.16 | Lotus Blossom | - |
| tk.17 | Hub-Tones | - |
* Blue Note BT-85121, CDP 7 46294 2 Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw - Double Take 1986
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32747 2 7 The Freddie Hubbard And Woody Shaw Sessions 1995
Lee Torchia
Lee Torchia, vocal; Ricky Ford, sax; Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, piano; Milt 'The Judge' Hinton, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 18, 1985
| God Bless The Child | Jazz Ragas JRCD001 | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Them There Eyes | - | |
| It's Only A Paper Moon | - | |
| Don't Explain | - | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | - | |
| Tea For Two | - | |
| I Cover The Waterfront | - | |
| All Of Me | - | |
| You've Changed | - | |
| Mean To Me | - | |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | - |
* Jazz Ragas JRCD001 Lee Torchia - Loverman: A Tribute To Billie Holiday 1999
Ralph Moore Sextet
Brian Lynch, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ralph Moore, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Kevin Eubanks, guitar; Rufus Reid, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1985
| Dunes | Reservoir RSR 104 | |
| Bewitched | - | |
| Round Trip | - | |
| Lotus Blossom | - | |
| Monique | - | |
| Back Room Blues | - | |
| Sleigh Ride | Reservoir RSR CD 104 |
* Reservoir RSR 104, RSR CD 104 Ralph Moore - Round Trip 1987
Tom Harrell Quintet Featuring Kenny Garrett And Kenny Barron
Tom Harrell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kenny Garrett, alto sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ralph Peterson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 22, 1985
| Blues In Six | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1018 | |
| Change Of Pace | - | |
| Rapture | - | |
| Twenty Bar Tune | - | |
| Open Air | - | |
| Moon Alley | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1018 CD | |
| Rapture (take 1) | - |
* Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1018, Criss 1018 CD Tom Harrell Quintet - Moon Alley 1986
Ted Brown Quintet / Ted Brown With Jimmy Raney
Ted Brown, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Buster Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1985
| Blimey | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1020 | |
| We'll Be Together Again | - | |
| Lost And Found | - | |
| Sir Felix | - | |
| Instant Blue | - | |
| Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You | - | |
| People Will Say We're In Love | - | |
| Lost And Found (alternate take) | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1020 CD | |
| We'll Be Together Again (alternate take) | - | |
| Blimey (alternate take) | - | |
| Sir Felix (alternate take) | - | |
| People Will Say We're In Love (alternate take) | - |
* Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1020 Ted Brown Quintet - Ted Brown In Good Company 1986
= Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1020 CD Ted Brown With Jimmy Raney - Good Company 2002
Jimmy Raney Trio With Tommy Flanagan And George Mraz
Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; George Mraz, bass.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 30, 1985;
Manhattan Recording Studio, NYC, December 5, 1990
| Hassan's Dream | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1019 | |
| Wisteria (as Wistaria) | - | |
| Ovals | - | |
| Out Of The Past | - | |
| I Could Write A Book | - | |
| Everything I Love | - | |
| All The Things You Are | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1019 CD |
* Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1019 Jimmy Raney Trio - Wistaria 1986
= Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1019 CD Jimmy Raney Trio - Wisteria 1991
Curtis Lundy Quintet
Robert Watson, alto sax; Steve Nelson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Curtis Lundy, bass; Kenny Washington, drums; Carmen Lundy, vocal #3,5.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1985
| 1. | Jabbo's Revenge | New Note NN1003 |
| 2. | Silver's Serenade | - |
| 3. | Funny (Not Much) | - |
| 4. | Crossroads | - |
| 5. | Never Gonna Let You Go | - |
| 6. | Just Be Yourself | - |
| 7. | Bolando | - |
| 8. | Shaw 'Nuff | - |
* New Note NN1003, NN1003CD Curtis Lundy - Just Be Yourself 1987
= Evidence ECD 22179-2 - 1997
Reggie Johnson Quintet
Danny Hayes, trumpet; Bill Kirchner, reeds; Marc Cohen, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Terri Lyn Carrington, drums; Ronnie Wells, vocal; Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1985
| Everything I Love | The Jeremiah Robinson Company 19,000 | |
| Summersong | - | |
| Laverne Walk | - | |
| Close Enough For Love | - | |
| Flashback | - | |
| Who Cares | - | |
| Passos | - | |
| Balloons | - |
* The Jeremiah Robinson Company 19,000 Reggie Johnson - First Edition 1985